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FDA Food Safety Cuts Hit as Cyclospora Outbreaks Surge
A former FDA food safety director warns that as six cyclospora outbreaks spread nationwide, staff departures, surveillance cuts, and policy delays have weakened the federal capacity to protect the fre
FDA advisory panel narrowly rejects compounding of one peptide, backs two others
An FDA advisory panel voted to let compounding pharmacies manufacture two more peptides — epitalon and semax — while narrowly rejecting emideltide, advancing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s p
Clothes made from living fungi can clean and repair themselves
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have turned the caterpillar fungus Cordyceps militaris into a living, self-repairing textile with programmable properties — including biologically genera
Rigel Hires Alison Hannah as Chief Medical Officer
Rigel Pharmaceuticals hired Alison Hannah as executive vice president and chief medical officer, bringing her directly from the identical CMO role at CytomX Therapeutics, as this week's entry in STAT'
APOE2 protects neurons by repairing DNA, fighting senescence
A Buck Institute study published in Aging Cell finds the longevity-linked APOE2 gene variant protects neurons by reducing DNA damage and resisting cellular senescence, reframing APOE's role beyond cho
GLP-1s Cost-Effective But Blow Past Insurer Budget Caps
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound are cost-effective per the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, but covering even a fraction of the roughly 40% of Americans with obesity would bl
Girl Dies in Experimental Brain CRISPR Trial in China
STAT's biotech newsletter highlights a Science magazine report on a six-year-old girl in China who died after receiving an experimental, brain-directed CRISPR therapy, raising fresh ethics and oversig
Compound Creates 'Super HGF' to Boost Aging Muscle Repair
Kyushu University researchers identified a sulfur-based compound called LASSS that transforms a key muscle-repair protein into a stronger, more durable form they call 'Super HGF,' potentially opening
New oral antiviral blocks measles transmission in ferrets
Georgia State University researchers showed that an experimental oral antiviral called GHP-88310 completely blocked both airborne and contact transmission of a measles-like virus in ferrets, working a
Younger Biological Age Tied to Greater Fasting Weight Loss
A 12-day medically supervised fasting study found that participants whose biological age was younger than their chronological age lost more weight than those who were biologically older, possibly beca
Nutrients in our food are declining. Can regenerative agriculture save it?
Researchers are investigating whether regenerative agriculture can reverse decades of declining nutrient content in staple crops, with one study finding iron levels in kale up to 22 times higher on re
FDA advisory panel backs RFK Jr. on unapproved peptides
The FDA's Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee voted Thursday to recommend that compounding pharmacies be allowed to manufacture four unapproved peptides — BPC-157, KPV, TB-500, and MOTS-c — in a d
Study of 14,000 Neurons Finds Most Are Generalists
A study of roughly 14,000 neurons across mouse brains found that most neurons are generalists responding to multiple task-related inputs simultaneously, challenging decades of neuroscience built aroun
Model explains how black holes can be flung from galaxies
Researchers have built a mathematical model showing that two supermassive black holes violently merging can launch a single recoiling black hole out of its galaxy at supersonic speeds, potentially exp
Medical Student: Loan Caps Will Limit Future Doctors
A third-year medical student warns that the elimination of federal Graduate PLUS loans under the One Big Beautiful Bill, effective July 1, will restrict access to medical education for middle-class st
US Drug Shortages Trace to Regulation, Not China
An NYU physician argues the 216 active U.S. drug shortages in 2025 stem from FDA regulatory failures and domestic corporate consolidation—not U.S.-China geopolitical competition as national security e
White House plan shifts research dollars to AI
The White House unveiled a science blueprint this week calling for shifting hundreds of billions in research dollars from universities to industry and AI companies, drawing both parallels to a 1945 re
Oxford experts: no strong evidence Oxevision improves safety
An inquiry into 2,000 mental health patient deaths in Essex heard from Oxford experts that 45 studies used to justify the NHS-wide rollout of Oxevision monitoring technology lack independent evidence
Ozempic and Mounjaro linked to a surprising hair loss risk
A large study published in The BMJ found that adults with type 2 diabetes taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro had modestly higher rates of hair loss than patients on other common diabetes med
Heatwave Anxiety Grips UK Parents in Record June
BBC reports on heatwave anxiety affecting UK parents and young people, with psychologists warning that repeated extreme heat events are triggering anticipatory anxiety and, in severe cases, suicidal i
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